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question everything

(47,487 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2020, 09:57 PM Jan 2020

Curious of whether Putin manipulated Trump for the attack

Trump always said he was going to withdraw the troops from the Middle East. And he is trying to do this with Syria, after Putin asked him to.

On the other hand, Trump has been described as "counter puncher" (I call it thin skinned, immature..) so one would have expected that every time someone is killing an American soldier, or a contractor, that he would "counter punch..

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Curious of whether Putin manipulated Trump for the attack (Original Post) question everything Jan 2020 OP

It seems to me that sPUTIN is past manipulating tRUMP. Now I think tRUMP just takes orders abqtommy Jan 2020 #1

This was directed by Putin, the question is why? dewsgirl Jan 2020 #3

It'd be nice to know, that's for sure. I'm sure that the intelligence agencies have recordings of abqtommy Jan 2020 #5

Russia, China, and Iran... stillcool Jan 2020 #2

It's incredibly frustrating. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #4

Cui bono? C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #6

He had a secret phone call with Putin before vacation began. BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #7

I'm not curious. gibraltar72 Jan 2020 #8

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

1. It seems to me that sPUTIN is past manipulating tRUMP. Now I think tRUMP just takes orders

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 10:05 PM

Jan 2020

and says "Yes, Sir!"

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

3. This was directed by Putin, the question is why?

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 10:19 PM

Jan 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

5. It'd be nice to know, that's for sure. I'm sure that the intelligence agencies have recordings of

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 10:22 PM

Jan 2020

all their phone calls...

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

2. Russia, China, and Iran...

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 10:07 PM

Jan 2020

had joint military exercises just recently. And China is making nice with Saudi Arabia too. This makes sense somewhere, but I'll be damned if I can figure it out.